Home
   Under Reconstruction!
Art Alone

Img. ID: 11673

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Laor, Liora, 3.1995

The entire Book of Jonah is written on the r (reverse) side of 2018.5 in cursive or block lettering of different sizes, thicknesses, and densities without punctuation. It is written in four parts: Chapter 1 in the form of a rectangular block in the upper right corner; Chapter 2 in the parallel upper left corner in the same size and shape as Chapter 1; Chapter 3 is upside down in long lines across the bottom of the sheet; Jonah 4 is placed directly above Chapter 3 and is written in the same way. Chapter 1 is written on 15 lines in small densly packed cursive and/or block letters letters, sometimes mixed in the same word. Some words are highlighted by larger or bolder letters. The prophet's name is written in full block letters in the second line. יונה On the third (1:4) and tenth lines (1:11|) the word "wind"/"wrought" (the same words in Hebrew) is written with a large "Ayn" letter. "סער" On the 14th line the words "and the sea ceased from her raging" (1:15) are written in wide block letters as one word. Chapter 2 is written on 11 lines, mostly in wide, thick, block letters. Verses 2:1, on the first line and 2:11 on the 11th line (first and last verses), are written in small, thin cursive letters. The largest and widest letters are written in lines 4-7, for verses 2:4-7. Chapter 3 is written in four straight lines along the bottom of the page, in block, cursive letters, mostly small in size, but with thicker bolder letters. For instance, in the second line: "Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown" (Jonah 3:4) "עוד ארבעים יום ונינוה נהפכת" also on the second line: "and proclaimed a fast, and put on a sackcloth" (Jonah 3:5); "ויקראו צום וילבשו שקים" and on the third line: "Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing" (Jonah 3:7). The last words of the fourth line are crossed out by a zig-zag line although the chapter is complete. "האדם והבבהמה הבקר והצאן אל יטעמו מאומה אל ירעו ומים אל" Chapter 4 is written on seven and a half lines, beginning with with small letters which progressively grow larger, wider and bolder, similar to Jonah as written on the v side (Ma.2018.5).

Name/Title
Sgan-Cohen, Twelve Minor Prophets | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1979-1980
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
100.5 cm.
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Condition
Holes in corners, some letters are erased or blurred.
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
HaKibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv, 1979.
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
ברוך, היופי, .9791. לפידות, מיכאל, עע.9-11.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| D.P. 6.95
Author of description
|
Architectural Drawings
|
Computer Reconstruction
|
Section Head
|
Language Editor
|
Donor
|
Negative/Photo. No.
0015096